Crime Rate in Wantage & Grove Brook, ward

Wantage & Grove Brook has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of White Horse district and the 2846th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 546th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wantage & Grove Brook in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Vale of White Horse district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wantage & Grove Brook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 263 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wantage & Grove Brook ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pike Reach. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.